In Depth MRI review: This is unique to our practice, as Dr. Pazmino was once a 3rd grade teacher, he will ensure you will understand your films completely by the time you leave our office…This is a Spine Cal guarantee

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Common Terms

Some of the terms commonly used to describe this condition include lumbar stenosis, sciatica, back pain, and arthritis. Other terms that are closely related include disc protrusion, bulging disc, pinched nerve, sciatica, disc disease, disc degeneration, degenerative disc disease, and black disc.

Symptoms

As we age our disc or shock absorber dehydrates. This can lead to a constant low back pain and ache. Eventually the joints of the spine become arthritic and in response to this the body stiffens its ligaments. This thickening of extra bone and ligaments will begin to compress the nerves. Once a nerve is pinched, pain from this nerve will radiate into the regions served by affected nerve roots that are irritated or impinged by the arthritic material. Often, patients have pains in the thighs, knees, or feet. Other symptoms may include sensory changes such as numbness, tingling, muscular weakness, paralysis, paresthesia, and abnormal reflexes.

Microsurgery

All areas under compression from excess tissue are removed by Dr. Pazmino under direct magnification. Dr. Pazmino utilizes special surgical loupes or a surgical microscope to find and remove all excess bone and arthritic ligaments.

Sciatica Relief

When Dr. Pazmino removes the excess arthritic material you will wake up with resolution of your leg, buttock, and back pain.

Minimize muscle trauma by allowing decompression of up to 4 nerve roots through a single-point access

Decompression using the iO-Flex® System may help:

Reduce OR time

Decrease hospital length of stay

Customized Care

Every patient at Spine Cal gets custom care from Dr. Pazmino that is tailored to the individual, we remove barriers and burdens, so the patient and family can focus on their recovery. We work with you to understand your individual needs while also tailoring a plan of care that will maximize your comfort.

Straightforward Operation in Experienced Hands

Dr. Pazmino travels nationwide as an instructor to teach other surgeons how to perform this Baxano iO-Flex procedure. Patients in California, or those who travel to Spine Cal have the distinct advantage of having Dr. Pazmino perform the procedure himself. Dr. Pazmino can perform this through his standard minimally invasive posterior approach. This enables him clear visualization into the disc space. Through this procedure Dr. Pazmino limits dissection through important posterior muscular structures.